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This photo provided by WOI Local 5 News in September 2025 shows Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts.

Iowa’s largest school district places superintendent arrested by ICE on unpaid leave

By Michelle Watson, CNN The board of Iowa’s largest school district switched its superintendent from paid to unpaid leave Monday — three days after he was detained by immigration agents. The Department of Homeland Security said Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools, was in the country illegally and had existing weapon possession charges.

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A telecommunications antenna installed for internet services is seen on the rooftop of a house in Kabul

‘Total internet blackout’ in Afghanistan sparks panic after Taliban vowed to stamp out immoral activities

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Ross Adkin, Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Afghanistan faced a sweeping internet blackout on Tuesday after the ruling Taliban vowed to cut off access as part of a crackdown on “immoral activities,” sparking fears of further isolation for millions living under their increasingly harsh rule. Internet watchdog Netblocks said late Monday that

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4 Illinois ICE facility protesters face federal charges; 1 threatened to kill an agent, complaint says

By Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — After clashes with law enforcement at an ICE facility in suburban Chicago over the weekend, four protesters are facing federal charges, including one who threatened to kill an agent, according to the criminal complaints. Dozens of federal law enforcement officers in tactical gear deployed non-lethal munitions while pushing back

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An American Airlines Airbus A321 on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport on July 6

American Airlines plane aborts takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport after cargo jet crosses the runway in front of it

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — An American Airlines pilot taking off at Los Angeles International Airport had to slam on the brakes Sunday after a cargo plane crossed the runway in front of it. AeroLogic Flight 619, using the callsign German Cargo 619, landed at LAX at 10:33 p.m. from Shanghai,

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The health ministry in Gaza on September 28 said the toll has passed 66

Trump promises ‘something special’ on Gaza as Israeli officials say Netanyahu has reservations on ceasefire plan

CNN, WAFA, SOUTH FIRST RESPONDERS, POOL, FOX NEWS, UNTV By Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has promised “something special” is coming on Gaza as Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reservations about the White House’s 21-point ceasefire and post-war governance plan. The two leaders will

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A person looked over the Utah Valley University courtyard where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot.

Confessions, DNA and his grandfather’s rifle: This is the evidence so far against the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — More than two weeks after Charlie Kirk, the conservative firebrand and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, attorneys for his suspected killer appeared in court Monday – the latest step on the lengthy road to a state trial. Tyler

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Moldovan President Maia Sandu talks to the media outside a polling station after casting her vote in Chisinau

Moldova’s ruling pro-EU party wins election marred by claims of Russian meddling

By Catherine Nicholls, Kosta Gak, Christian Edwards, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Moldova’s ruling pro-Western party has won a decisive victory and a fresh majority in parliament after a crucial election fraught with allegations of Russian interference. Before the vote, President Maia Sandu warned that Russia had spent “hundreds of millions of euros” in a

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